Colquitt in Miller County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Miller County

By David Seibert, May 16, 2012

1. Miller County Marker

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature February 26, 1856, is named for Judge Andrew J. Miller who died in 1856. A Commander of the Oglethorpe Infantry, he served in the legislature for more than twenty years and was several times President of the Senate. He long championed a bill to give married women separate property rights. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Delmar Averett, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts Thomas S. Floyd, Ordinary Isaac Bush, Tax Receiver John Fiveash, Tax Collector West Sheffield and Surveyor James D. Pickern.

Location. 31° 10.303′ N, 84° 44.02′ W. Marker is in Colquitt, Georgia, in Miller County. Marker is on South 1st Street (Georgia Route 45) 0 miles north of College Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. The marker stands in front of the Miller County Courthouse. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 South 1st Street, Colquitt GA 39837, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies.

This is the fourth courthouse in Miller County, constructed in 1977 after the previous courthouse burned in 1974.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.